WACKER pays out dividend of €2.50 per share

• 2025 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting adopts all proposals on the agenda by large majorities
• WACKER to distribute roughly 50 percent of its 2024 net income to shareholders, thus remaining true to its dividend policy
• Outlook for 2025 as a whole remains unchanged
• WACKER CEO Christian Hartel: “We are well positioned financially and strategically. Our products are the materials of the future. They enable progress and innovation.”

Wacker Chemie AG held its 19th Annual Shareholders’ Meeting as a virtual event. The shareholders adopted all the proposals on the agenda by large majorities — including the proposed dividend for 2024 in the amount of €2.50 per share. As a result, the total payout amounts to €124 million, meaning that WACKER will be distributing roughly 50 percent of its net income for the year, thereby remaining true to its dividend policy. Calculated in relation to WACKER’s average share price in 2024, the dividend yield is 2.6 percent.

In his speech, WACKER CEO Christian Hartel referred to the forecast for the current year 2025 as published in the 2024 Annual Report. According to this forecast, which remains unchanged, the company expects sales in all regions and business divisions to increase. Overall, WACKER expects sales to range between €6.1 billion to €6.4 billion in 2025. Group earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) are expected to come in between €700 million and €900 million.

“The market environment will stay challenging in the coming months. Demand remains weak in many areas. What is more, there are further uncertainties. The current tariff conflicts in particular pose a considerable risk for economic growth. The impact on the global economy and our business cannot be reliably estimated at present. They are therefore not part of our forecast,” explained Hartel.

At the same time, he emphasized: “We are still well-positioned financially and strategically. Our products are the materials of the future. They enable progress and innovation. They offer solutions for global megatrends such as digitalization, sustainability, health, smart construction and the energy transition.” In view of this, WACKER remains committed to its long-term targets.

Shareholders were able to take part in the general debate live via video for their statements and questions during the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

At today’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, 39,552,977 voting shares were represented – 75.84 percent of all shares.

Details of the voting results and further information on the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting can be found at www.wacker.com under Investor Relations.

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This report contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and estimates of WACKER’s Executive Board. Although we assume the expectations in these forward-looking statements are realistic, we cannot guarantee they will prove to be correct. The assumptions may harbor risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual figures to differ considerably from the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such discrepancies include, among other things, changes in the economic and business environment, variations in exchange and interest rates, the introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance for new products or services, and changes in corporate strategy. WACKER does not plan to update the forward-looking statements, nor does it assume the obligation to do so.